Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-02

Door eiri seemed to he IN Gazei State
| She saw sou,ething in her lover that ns
\ one else saw, a coldness that she Alone
Spuld detect ~.
! NAfter his departHe we oil began won
dering when the marriage would take
/ place. had said nothing 10 Strong about
/ ii, and he bad not mentioned it to me.
7 Only once had he said anything that re-
motely referred to it.
ITYou people call me rich man, he
/ said. ..'and suppose | am, but you do not
know how complicated my business is.
!. l an Liable auy night 10 20 home a million
or two richer or a wretchei panper. For
/ Gods sake let speculation aloner'
7 i thought of StronG's words often dur
I ing the next year From time to time we
l heard If his success Everything that he
d, touched seemed to turn to gold. Even in
! New York men spoke of him as the young
| NAPOLEON. ... .....-
! II was an awful crash, and 1t carried
! some of the proudest firms In the great
:. city down with il. .......
/ In our li.tle village we could hardly re-
alize it, Surely Strong had been prudent
enough to save something out Of the
wreck.
! Our hope proved 10 be without founda-
tion Not only had Strong's entire fortune
4, been swept away, b IT he would have to
begin the world again owing fully mil
, lion dollars, ..... ......... .... ....,
The brave fellow bore up Tor q few days
l. His couduct was so manly that there WAS
some talk Of setting him upon his feet
aSAin, aud it was predicted that he would
/ retrieve his losses and make another for
/ time. .....,.. ...,. .. . ...... .... ......
| . But the strain was too. much. Finally
he staggered " his bed, and when he arose
&. from it. long weeks afterwards, his attack
Of brain fever had done its worst. ...
! 'He ID = mental wreck" said Banker
Jones, who had just returLed from New
! York -... a. s.,...., ........ ......,. ...
. lis there no hopey' ...... l-....,.... 90.
None whatever, He will never regain
his senses. He may improve physically,
but his mind is gone fOrnver =" ......-.. ...
I'VE must do something for him." !
said. BE-. ..'r a..., ...... ......l...... ...
.. Something has been done" replied
Jones with vsrss moist eyes. ''EariGa''--
..,''WhRt has the done .'
THAT noble woman, sir, went on to
New York with her uncle. They took
poor Strong and placed lin in private
! 0SNllIIf. 'NHcFc Nt Will receive every Cdtc
and attention. You know that Sarina
! has given up her.schoO and is living with
her uncle, who is going to make her his
heress. Well, those two are going to
| foot the bills and sec to it that Strong is
taken care Of ~ long as he lives"
| ... - .. -
1t was years aftrrwar,i when I saw
| Strong for the first time since his misfor-
tune ...... .,.......
Business had called me to New York,
and on the second day after my arrival l
! visited the asylum, a short distance from
| the city. o.. ..a ,...a ... ....g ..rs
AT first thought that Strong had COM
! pletely recovered, he was looking So Well,
but his talk undeceived me.
"' "And how is CottonviIle''' he asked.
'.Slow old place TOO slow. no progress,
aothmg to keep msn of ability there.
| Why don't you come herey / have some
big schemes on foot, and possibly III let
you in"
+ Twas glad TO see that he recognized me-
and I hunored his rambling talk for an
hour 90. r- 90. -' ..' 1
81 saw Earina before fleft." said
WARNS. oh, little Narina Vincent
po you know once thought Of marrying
ker, but l saw that it wouldn't do. Good
Yirl, bur no force u character. You Know.
Why, they call me the Young Napoleon Of
| inance Now, how woulu such a wife
nave suited mc' Well I managed it SO
rs not II" hurt her feelings. ! let the en-
Eacement run along. and AT last she Of
fcred to release me accused her Of not
having faith in me. and got in a high
dUdgeon and accepted my freedom. Good,
| wasn't it,'
| II was too much for me. rose 10 go.
| Strong accompanied me TO the door, and
chatted about his imaSinaly speculations.
stay he cried, rs was leaving.
He hanled me little flower from the
| ptofGsion that decked his table.
Give that 10 Varina, he said.
took it and rushed of, uuable to
| speak
- OF course pressed that flower, and
took the utmost care Of IL until reached
Cotionvillc. .....
When gave 1t to Varina, and told her
who sent it, the poor thing cried over it
until l thought her heart would break.
Women are 80 peculiar. Wallace p. Reed
in Atlanta Constitution. .. ...,. .... .., o..